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Retail Pulse: Walmart Tests ‘Great Workplace,’ Sainsbury’s Opens Cashierless Store

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Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. In terms of Walmart’s other efforts, the retailer is also focusing on features such as grocery pickup.

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Walmart Expands Healthcare Services

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Walmart 's partnership with insurance startup Clover Health to aid Georgia seniors marks the retail giant's foray into privately-managed Medicare Advantage plans, Bloomberg reported. The field is primarily dominated by UnitedHealth Group , Humana , CVS's Aetna and BlueCross BlueShield 's branded plans.

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‘Ship-ageddon 2020’ Just Keeps Getting Worse

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UPS imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap, Nike, L.L. UPS made no official confirmation of the selective delays, but the reaction from the brands involved didn’t show any alarm over the move. To manage capacity, the company has increased holiday hiring and weekend deliveries. “We Hot Topic Inc.,

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Walmart Names Ex-Amex Exec As Chief Customer Officer

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As competition makes it challenging for retailers to retain customers, Walmart has created a new position of chief customer officer, which will be responsible for its in-store and eCommerce offerings. Prior to her new role, Whiteside worked for American Express for two decades in fields such as customer engagement and relationship management.

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Walmart Shortens Its Legal Name To Reflect New Direction

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6), the big box retailer is making the switch from “Wal-Mart Stores Inc.” The first Walmart location opened in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962. Bob Bogle, one of the first location’s first store managers, gave it the iconic Wal-Mart name. Walmart is changing its name — its legal name, that is. to simply “Walmart Inc.”.

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Priceline Group Gets A New Name

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Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said the new name will highlight Priceline’s biggest brand — booking.com — which boasts more than 1.5 Besides Priceline, other big-name retailers have also recently changed their names. The first Walmart location opened in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962. million listed properties around the world.

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Walmart Brings The Pricing Pain (Watch Out Kroger)

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retail locations as it moves to try and close the pricing gap with rival grocery peddlers (like Kroger) and discounters (like Aldi). And these are big firms Walmart is making demands of — Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Conagra Brands, Kraft/Heinz and Johnson&Johnson were all part of the meeting.

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